100-150gdried egg noodle or vermicelli rice noodlesprepared as per packet
To Serve
fresh chillichopped
fresh lime wedges
spring onionfinely sliced
sesame oil(optional)
Instructions
Thermo Cooker
Add garlic and ginger to mixer bowl. Chop for 3 sec/speed 9/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down and repeat.
Add spring onion. Chop for 5 sec/speed 5/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down.
Add remaining ingredients except chicken, bok choy and noodles. Cook for 10 min/100°C or 212°F/reverse/slowest speed/simmering basket on top of lid. While this is cooking, prepare noodles as per packet instructions.
Add chicken and cook for 5 min/80°C or 175°F /reverse/slowest speed/ MC on.
Add bok choy and cook for a further 3 min/80°C or 175°F/reverse/slowest speed/MC on.
Pour soup over drained noodles, shred chicken by hand or add back to mixer bowl and shred for 3–4 sec/reverse/speed 4/MC on. Add chicken and garnishes to each bowl.
Conventional
Mince garlic, ginger and finely chop spring onion. Add to a saucepan.
Add remaining ingredients except chicken, carrots, bok choy and noodles.
Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook covered for 6 min. While this is cooking, prepare noodles as per packet instructions.
Add carrot and chicken. Cook covered for 7 min.
Add bok choy and cook for a further 1 min or until cooked.
Pour soup over drained noodles, shred chicken by hand with 2 forks. Add chicken and garnishes to each bowl.
Serving
Serve soup garnished with fresh chilli, spring onion and fresh lime.
Notes
Low Carb: Use compliant sweetener. Use compliant noodles or add fresh zoodles/sliced wombok when serving. Enoki mushrooms would be delicious.Super Skinny: Replace noodles with fresh zoodles/sliced wombok when serving.Paleo: Replace rice wine vinegar with 10 g or 0.4 oz apple cider vinegar. Replace noodles with fresh zoodles/sliced wombok when serving.Vegetarian: Use vegetable stock concentrate. Replace chicken with 1 cup mushrooms sliced and 1 packet firm tofu drained and cut in squares.Low Fodmap: Replace garlic with 1 Tbsp garlic infused olive oil. Use green part only of spring onion and compliant stock concentrate. Use compliant noodles.Halved/Doubled: This recipe can be halved or doubled. To halve in the thermo cooker, reduce Step 3 to 8 min. To double, use the conventional method only.